Seeding-machine



A. F. HEMME.

SEEDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-D1919.

Patented June 7, 1921,

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

A. F. HEMME.

SEEDING MACHINE. APFQLLCATION FILED APRJ, 1919.

Patented June 7, 1921 2 SHEEl'S-SHEET 2.

1NVENTOR- AUGUSIFHLMME.

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Be it known that 1, AUGUST FnnnRIoK HEMM of the town of Dublin, in the county of Perth,- in the Province of On tario, Canada, have invented-certain new andeuseful' Improvements in Seeding-Ma chines, of which the fication. V V V My invention relates to improvementsin seeding machines and the object of the indevise a machine particularly adaptable for sowing truck, seeds, which will required distance apart and thereby overcome the necessity for afterward t h-inning thev crop and preventing crowding during growing and vat the same time provide means for'feeding a certain amount of fertilizer so asto be deposited with each seed and means for adjusting the fertilizer feeding device so thatthe fertilizer may be fed at any required distance from the deposited seed and alsoto provide following is the speciit will not clogor either for sowing on the level or ina ridge and in which the seed spout is kept at a definite distance from the ground so that trail. the seed and it consists essentially of the following arrangement and construction of partsas hereinafter more particularly explained I Figure 1, is'a perspective view of my seeding device.

Fig. 2, s .an enlarged perspective detail of the main portion of the operating mechanism'showin-g the casing broken away.

Fig. 3, is a perspective detail of the seed depositing wheel and a portion of the hopper co-acting therewith. j e

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various i figures.

1 indicates the main verticalcasting which is substantially inverted U-shape, one arm of which-is provided'with an offset 1*. 2 indi cates a horizontal frame, thermajorrportion of which is also U-shape and secured to the lower ends of the arms 1 of the frame 1', The outer ends of the armsiof the frame 2 are offset at 2 3 indicates an axle mounted in the offset portions 2* of the arms 2. 3 indicate rollers adj ustably mounted upon the shaft 3 and secured at suitable distances apart by set screws 3. 4; indicates a broad roller secured in the opposite end or base of the U-shape frame 2 upon a shaft 49. 4 indicates a pinion secured to the shaft 4".

,shaft 7 by.- a set screw 7'. supplemental bearing bracket which extends,

' "Specification of Letters'iatent. Patented J H116 "Z, 1921. Application. mada 1 7, 19 19. sci-mine. zsaoee/ 1 indicates a seed spout whichdepends from the upper portion of the inverted U- shape frame .1, 1 being the seed orifice through which the seed passes --into the spout. '1 indicates an enlargement extendsecured to ,the slot 1 by a bolt 5 indicates a casing which is carried by the U- shape frame 1. 6,;indicates a short shaft ournaledinthe wall of the, casing 5 and in a'bracketo which is secured to the casing wall. 6 indicates a bevel pinion secured to the inner end of the shaft 6 and 6 indicates a sprocketgear secured to the shaft 6 withinthe bracket 5%and connected by a sprocket chain 6 to tlie.'sprocket pinion 4?. ,7 indicatesa bracket secured within the casing and in which isfjournaled a vertical shaft;

7* uponthe lower end of which'is' secured a bevel gear 7 meshing with the bevel pinionfi The bevel gear 7 is secured to the 7 indicates a upwardly from the bottom: of the casing 5 man inclined direction and-1n which and .in theopposite wall of the' casing is our- .naledan ll'lCllIleCl shaft 8. -9 indicate. links connecting the inner end 1 of the shaft 6 with the adjacent endof the shaft 8 so as to form a universal drive.

10 indicates asee'dcontaining hopper. 11

indicates a seed receivingchute which tapers downwardly,- the lower end of the chutev being directly over the seed receiving ori- Vfice 1 of the frame 1. 12 indicates a disk which is mounted upon the shaft S and is,

therefore, in an inclined position, "111 re lation to the hopper 10, the upper portion of the disk overhanging the open upper end-0f the chute l1. .12 indicate a series-of cups provided with stems 12 extending from the vunder face of the disk 12 and having their .cup faces extending atright angles to the disk and in such a position that as the disk revolves they pass through the body of seed contained in the hopper 10 and carry up a cupful which is inverted as the cup is carried into a position to overhang the chute 11 thereby discharging the seed into such chute to deposit it. p

, 14 indicates a supplemental casing carried by the casing 5 and which is designed to contain a suitable fertilizer. 14 indicates a discharge orifice formed in the top wall of the casing 5 which also forms the bottom wall of the casing 14:. 15 indicates a chute extending downwardly from the orifice 14*, the lower end of which is formed into a spout 16 depending over the open upper end of the chute 11. 17 indicates aplate which fits the bottom of the casing 14: and is provided with an orifice 17 X fitting'over the orifice 14 18 indicates an inclined plate having a notch 18 in its lower edge. The plate 17 is provided with an arc-shaped rib 17 extending around the orifice 17 such rib being provided with notches 17 in which the lower edge of the plate 18 rests. 19 indicates a peripherally notched wheel which is driven from the shaft 7", such notched wheel resting upon the plates 17.

As the wheel 19 revolves a certain amount of fertilizer is carried by the notches concentrically, each notch carrying the same amount beneath the lower edge of the inclined plate 18 so as to deposit it in the orifice 17*.

It will be understood that the wheel 19 may be arranged to have the same number of peripheral notches as there are cups secured to the face of the disk 12 and that the disk 19 may be so driven as to deposit an amount of fertilizer simultaneously with the depositing of the seed from each cup into the hopper 11 so that the seed and the fertilizer pass down through the chute 11 and through the seed spout 1 to the ground.

If it is desired to deposit the fertilizer behind the depositing of the seed this may be done by loosening the set screw 7 and turning the disk 19 around so as to change the relative position of the notches when driven in relation to the cups so that the feeding of the fertilizer may be either advanced or retarded as desired.

It will, of course, be understood that my seeder may be adapted to sow seeds of any desired size, the size of the machine being regulated in accordance with the size of the cups regulated to lift the required size of seed or the required number of seeds at each operation. I

20- indicates a marker which is carried upon a swinging arm 21 hingedly mounted at the front end of the frame 2, the outer end of the arm 21 being connected by a chain 22 to a post 23 carried by the axle 3.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised a very simple form of machine adaptable for sowing truck seeds, which will sow such seeds at the required the level or in a ridge, the rollers 3 passing over the level surface of the ground, the marker 20 marking out simultaneously the next row, the disk 1 forming the furrow into which the seed and fertilizer is despout will be held clear of the ground and,

therefore, prevent weedsor other matter engaging therewith which would have a tendency to drag the seed and thereby leave bare spaces or unsown portions in the furrow. I

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a device of the class described, the

combination with the seed container and discharge spout located adjacent to the container, of a disk rotatably mounted and set in an inclined position so'that the lower peripheral portion thereofextends into the body of the seed in the seed container and the upper peripheral portion overhangsthe seed discharge spout, and cups carried'on the under face of the inclined disk and pro jecting therefrom for lifting successively portions of seed and discharging them into the seed discharge spout.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with the seed container and seed discharge spout located adjacent to the container, and a disk rotatably mounted in an inclined position so that the lower peposited as it falls and also by adjusting the disk 1 it will be readily seen. that the seed ripheral portion extends into the 'bodyof per peripheral portion overhangs the seed discharge spout, and cups, comprising stems extending from the under face ofthemclined disk adjacent to the periphery and portions extending at right angles to the stems and having cupped ends havingtheir faces set radially to the center of the disk.

AUGUST FREDRICK HEMME.

Witnesses: v

M. EGAN, G. FoRMArI.

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